Tricycle



P. P. SIMEON.

TRICYCLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEH, 1920.

1,424,684. P nt d A11 1, 1922.

' ATTORNEY WITNESS:

safest cast PETER :P. SIIVIEON, or sroox CITY, IOWA.

TRICYCLE.

Application filed .Tune 11,

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER P. SIMEON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tricycles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a tricycle of the well known kiddie car type, the principal object of the invention being to provide a crank shaft to which the rear wheels are connected and a pair of stirrups rockingly supported from the frame of the device and connected with the cranks on the shaft by links whereby the device may be propelled along by the feet.

Another object of the invention is to provide a single steering .wheel supported on a rotatable post and a handle connected with the post so formed that the device may be steered by both hands or one hand.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanving drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein'like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a side view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view with parts broken away.

Figure 3 is a detail view of the stirrup.

In these views 1 indicates a frame to which the seat board 2 is connected. The double crank shaft 3 is journaled in said frame and this shaft carries the rear wheels 4:. The front wheel 5 is carried in the forked end 6 of a steering post 7 which is rotatably arranged in the front part of the board 2 and in the strengthening block 8 which is secured to the front end of said board. The post also passes through the front part of the supporting frame. The upper end of the post carries the steering bar 9 which is Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 1, 1922.

1920. Serial No. 388,327.

provided with a shortpart 10 and a long part 11. This permits the post to be rotated to steer the device by grasping the bar 9 in both hands or by means of the long part with one hand.

The device is propelled by means of the stirrups 12 which are connected with the cranks by the links 13. These stirrups are rockingly supported from the under face of the board 2 by the arms 14. These arms are of angle shape with one part rotatably secured to the under face of the board and the other part extending downwardly and rearwardly to the stirrup. I prefer to form the stirrups from the same strip of material which forms the arm, the stirrup being substantially in the form of the figure 8 with one loop engaging an eye formed on the link 13 and its other loop receiving the foot. The lip 15 is formed on the foot engaging portion for acting as a guide for the foot.

It will thus be seen that the device canbe propelled by the feet by placing them in the stirrups and alternately pushing upon the same so as to rotate the crank shaft and cause the rear wheels to revolve. The device is steered by rotating the steering post by means of the handle bar.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A device of the class described comprising a supporting frame, a seat board connected thereto, a-double crank shaft journalled in said frame and rear wheels carried thereby, a steering post rotatably ar-. ranged in the front part of said board and in a strengthening block which is secured to the front end of the board, said post having a forked end and a front wheel carried thereby, the steering post also passing through the front part of the supporting frame, a steering bar carried by the upper same strip of material Which forms the 10 arms, the stirrups being substantially in the form of a figure 8 With one loop engaging an eye formed on the link and its other loop receiving the foot, a lip being formed on the foot engaging part to act as a guide 15 therefor. y

In testimony whereof I affix In signature.

TER 1 IMEON. 

